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DiMarzio DP100 Super Distortion Humbucker Pickup in Cream - F Spacing

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SKU: DP100

Product Description

DiMarzio DP100 Super Distortion Humbucker Pickup

This pickup started a sound revolution. Replacement pickups simply didn't exist before the invention of the Super Distortion in the early Seventies. The Super Distortion (and its original 3-conductor version, the Dual Sound) was the first pickup specifically designed to kick a tube amp into total overdrive, and is still the standard by which all other high-output pickups are measured. The Super Distortion has a perfect blend of power and tone: both single-notes and chords jump out of the amp and fill the room (or the track) with a wall of sound. The balance of tones is classic - thick, boosted mids, big lows and fat highs. This is the sound you've heard for over three decades on platinum records, from players as varied as Ace Frehley, Al Di Meola and Paul Gilbert. It's also versatile: 4-conductor wiring allows instant access to Strat-like split and series-parallel modes. Discover what thousands of great players know: the Super Distortion is the best all-round high-power pickup ever made.

Recommended For
 
The Super Distortion is primarily a bridge position pickup, although it can be used in the neck position with a relatively low-gain amp. Specifically designed for solid-bodies: hollow and semi-hollow guitars can be hard to control with warm, high output pickups.

Tech Talk

When we first built the Super Distortion, it was a one-conductor pickup. As a 4-conductor pickup, it's extremely versatile. Coil-splitting produces a very Strat-like option, both in tone and power. Parallel wiring is similar to splitting, but it's still humbucking and a little more hollow-sounding; Paul Gilbert used to use two Super Distortions wired in parallel when he was in Racer X.

  • Wiring: 4 Conductor
  • Magnet: Ceramic
  • Output: 425
  • DC Resistance: 13.68k
  • DiMarzio Tone Guide: Treble 5.5, Mid 7.5, Bass 8
  • 4-conductor versatility with coil-splitting capability

Customer Reviews

5.0

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Trusted Customer28th Dec 2020

I replaced the bridge pickup in a cheap Ibanez Gio with the Dimarzio. The installation was challenging, as it involved fine work with a soldering iron and researching for appropriate wiring instructions. The previous pickup had 3 wires, while the super distortion has 5! My solution was to solder together the green and bare wires before soldering this pairing to the earth connection, and solder together the black and white wires together and solder this pairing to the switch, and the red wire to the switch, using the positions in the old pickup as a guide. I'm very pleased with the result. It was worth the upgrade as the sound is great! Some say a pickup upgrade to a cheap guitar is not worth it, but in the case of the Ibanez Gio I would disagree! It's given the guitar a new lease of life, and I feel like i've now got my own 'Frankenstrat'!

Value 4Looks 4Sound 5

Miss COQUATRIX VIRGINIE HOTSHOP15th Oct 2020

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

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